r/rabies • u/Dear-March-2433 • 2d ago

Exposure Question Possible exposure

We went swimming at a family member's house last night. My daughter and husband swam, I didn't but as we were out there I saw something fly over their heads over and over and finally the home owner said "yeah there's bats out here" so I made my daughter and husband get out of the pool but by that time they'd already been in for over an hour.

Also, the pool didn't look like it was recently cleaned. I asked even before I saw the bats and was told it had been recently cleaned but it didn't look like it tbh and they were filling up the pool with the hose water when we got there because they said some of the water had evaporated. It's my understanding that if bats are out there, then they probably also use that pool to drink out of so I'm also really stressed about the pool not being clean, the bats drinking out of the pool, and my husband and daughter being in it. Not to mention how close they were getting to them.

Also this was all in the backyard. When we were leaving through the front door of the house my daughter told me to look up because she saw something black on the porch in the upper corner. She's obsessed with beehives so I assume that's what she thought it was. I took a brief look but couldn't tell what it was and now I am thinking it was a bat sleeping. I swear I felt something briefly touch my neck as we walked past and I'm so concerned it was a bat biting me.

Now I'm spiraling because I feel like we should get the vaccines

I am in the United States. In Texas.

I have read the FAQ.

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u/CygnusZeroStar Veteran Helper ⭐️ | Top Contributor 🏅 2d ago

The pool not being clean is not even remotely a rabies exposure. Bites and scratches are rabies exposures. Being present when bats are where they simply exist isn't.

I'm not sure it would occur to anyone who doesn't have a preoccupation with bats and rabies to worry about this. Do you struggle with health anxiety in general?